Re: [AUCTeX-devel] preview of \ref commands in preview-latex

[Tim Toolan]

Quoting "David Kastrup" <address@hidden>:

> "Tim Toolan" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > It is possible to replace the \ref type commands in preview mode with
> > the actual resolved labels as they appear in the preview images in a
> > robust way by using the .aux information generated when generating the
> > previews.  It also would allow adding new references using the number
> > as it appears in the preview images.
> >
> > I am interested in implementing this, but would like to know if people
> > feel that this would be a useful addition, and if there are any
> > suggestions about how people would like it to work before I start.
>
> I think that this is a case where one would not want images as previews,
> but rather text (similar for footnote markers and such).  preview.sty
> needs an interface for passing this sort of info to Emacs, and of course
> preview-latex needs to pick it up.
Are you talking about something like the [r] [c] and [f] markers that  
are used when using folding mode?  That would probably be the best  
place to use the information.  It would be relatively easy to replace  
the [r] with the resolved label.